operating dangerously close to american waters. we will talk about the arrest of 8 foreign nationals with suspected terrorism ties with former microsoft ceo steve palmer. batter up the annual congressional baseball game takes place tonight in washington. >> shannon: breaking tonight, the house has approved a resolution to hold attorney atty general merrick garland in contempt of congress. he continues to refuse an order to turn over audio of president biden's interview with the special counsel over his retention of classified documents. congressional correspondent aishah hasnie has the very latest from capitol hill. good evening, aishah. >> aishah: shannon, good evening to you. a very historic night on capitol hill for the first time in many years the house has held in contempt and attorney general. every single republican member except for one voted for this contempt. and that was ohio congressman david joist, a moderate. and tonight, garland is also firing back e writes this, saying it's, quote: deeply disappointing that the house is turning its powers into a, quote: partisan weapon. >> either the transcript doesn't match the audio or the audio is so bad that he doesn't want us to hear it. >> this is a colossal waste of time but more importantly, it is dangerous. a fiery debate on the house floor. >> the resolution is adopted. >> aishah: ending with house republicans holding attorney general eric garland in contempt for refusing to hand over audiotapes of president biden's interview with special counsel robert hur in the classified documents case. republican leadership arguing that americans deserve to hear for themselves why hur did not charge biden when he cited the president's age and poor memory. >> they provide critical insight in what that transcript itself cannot provide. we have to know if the transcript is ache raft. >> democrats worry the g.o.p. will use the tapes for political warfare in an election year. >> they are hoping that in the five hours of president biden's testimony they can find a mispronounced word or phrase or a brief stammer which they can then turn into an embarrassing political tv attack ad. >> they also accuse some republicans of hypocrisy for not answering subpoenas in the january 6th investigation. >> i never said i wouldn't testify. i just want to know what the parameters of that testimony were going to be. >> garland warns handing over the tapes would risk future witnesses from cooperating in politically sensitive investigations and after seeing a rise in threats towards doj employees, he wrote this in a "the washington post" op-ed. we investigate and prosecute violations of federal law. nothing more, nothing less. >> and shannon, tonight the doj is not likely to go after its own boss. house republicans know that and that is why congresswoman anna paulina luna of florida is vowing to push a vote that, if passed, would allow the house to force the sergeant at arms to go and arrest the attorney general. shannon? >> shannon: okay. aishah hasnie on the hill. thank you. now to a chilling reminder of the cuban missile crisis 62 years ago. the u.s. is sending resources to monitor a convoy of russian ships and aircraft in the caribbean sea for military drills with cuba. chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the pentagon tonight. >> the pentagon began monitoring the four russian warships as they crossed the atlantic and conducted live fire exercises. intended to simulate an attack on enemy ships. early wednesday, russian warships were seen entering the port of havana. echos of the cuban missile crisis in october 1926, when soviet leader that kit that khrushchev reached a secret deal with fidel castro to place soviet nuclear missiles 90 miles from key west, florida. >> a series of offensive missile sites. >> president kennedy ordered a naval quarantine. it was the closest the two countries are ever come to a war. on tuesday, russian warships sailed less than 30 miles off florida's south coast. ships from the u.s. second fleet, u.s. fourth fleet and u.s. coast guard atlantic area shadowed them. u.s. intelligence assesses there are no nuclear weapons on board these ships, but the russian flotilla does include the kazmierczak zan nuclear powered submarine. the pentagon down played the provocative exercises in its backyard? >> it's not a surprise we have seen him do these type of port calls before. we, of course, take it seriously, these exercises don't pose a threat to the united states. >> in moscow's russia's foreign minister thankd his cuban's counterpart taking russia's side ukraine. >> we are grateful for human friends for principled position around ukraine. havana says the outgoing events absolutely correct. >> jennifer: it's notable russia did not send its only aircraft carrier to cuba it's currently out of service. also notable that ukraine has sunk nearly half of russia's black sea fleet in the past two years. including a prized submarine. shannon? >> shannon: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. president biden will summit. he will also push his cease-fire proposal between israel and hamas. meanwhile, there are growing questions about a possible loophole in the president's promise not to pardon his son over his felony gun charge conviction. white house correspondent peter doocy has details tonight. good evening, peter. >> peter: shannon, good evening, president biden is going to have a joint press conference tomorrow with ukraine's president zelenskyy. maybe he will get asked about hunter's convictions. maybe he will not. but, we learned today that the president is even keeping his top communications advisers in the dark. recommendation look, i haven't spoken to the president about this since the verdict came out. >> peter: in the past a press secretary was able to say president biden wouldn't pardon his son. now she can't answer about a potential way around that promise. >> peter: you are not ruling out that he would commute the sentence. >> what i'm saying is that the president -- i have not spoken to the president about this. >> peter: a luxurious resort near the sea in italy will host this week's g-7 summit. and as leaders look for solutions to the war in gaza, "wall street journal" is publishing notes from hamas leader yahya sinwar. quote: sinwar cited liberation conflicts in places like angola where hundreds of thousands is of people died independence from france saying, quote: these are necessary sacrifices. israel says hamas is rejecting a cease-fire deal backed by the u.s. whose top diplomat is growing impatient with the process. >> hamas could have answered with a single word, yes. instead, hamas waited nearly two weeks and then proposed more changes. [explosion] >> peter: also on the g-7 agenda ukraine as national security adviser jake sullivan writes we are aware of new and credible reports that russian authorities are listing abducted ukrainian children on russian adoption websites. this is despicable and apology. president biden emphasizes his skills as a statesman, yet, plans to skip a dinner with other leaders. >> wouldn't read too much into him not going to one dinner. >> peter: during the flight over to italy right now, the press secretary also refused to disclose which biden family members on r. on board there are reports that the day after hunter's conviction all of his adult children finnegan, mazi, and naomi are on this official presidential delegation with the president. shannon? >> shannon: maybe we will find out on the other side. peter doocy at the white house. thank you. coalition of immigrant advocacy groups is suing the biden administration over the president's recent direct tia that limits asylum claims at the southern border. the groups say it differs little from a similar move during the trump administration that was blocked by the courts. it is the first test of the legality of the president's sweeping crackdown on the border which came after months of internal white house deliberations. well, tonight, we have a follow-up to a story we brought you tuesday. it concerns increasing terrorism fears following the arrest of 8 tajikistan nationals who snuck into the country through the southern border. correspondent alexis mcadams has an update from new york. >> the president doesn't want to secure the border. >> outrage on capitol hill. after 8 suspected terrorists from tajikistan were arrested in the united states: have ties to isis. crossed illegally at the u.s. southern border. house majority leader steve scalise blaming president joe biden's policies. >> how many more terrorists are in our country because joe biden opened up the southern border. >> sources say these men were all, quote: fully vetted at the border. but, somehow, nothing was flagged. so, they were let right. in former ice director tom homan says these suspected terrorists were later found in l.a., philadelphia, and new york city. >> the sanctuary cities are a sanctuary for criminals. they are a sanctuary for terrorists. >> tajikistan is about 8,000 miles from our southern border and is plagued with religious tension and poverty. back in march, four gunmen from tajikistan were charged with killing 139 people at a theater in moscow. democratic congressman greg kay caesar weighing in. >> we should obviously reese and detain people who commit terrorist act. >> sources say a majority of these suspected terrorists were found in new york where a democratic councilman says he is worried there could be another attack in the big apple. >> it's frightening and we are headed for another 9/11 i predicted that i think we should have a secure border. we new know who is coming into our country shannon a new concerning report by the dhs inspector general shines a light on the big issue within the department saying the department needs to improve its screening process saying dhs remained at risk of allowing dangerous people into this country unless it fixes it. shannon? >> shannon: we will talk more about that coming up, alexis, thank you very much. federal reserve officials have left a key interest rate unchanged. they say they expect to cut it just once this year. instead of three times because of persistently high inflation. inflation did slow in may with consumer prices up 3.3% from a year ago. the dow lost 35. the s&p 500 gained 46. nasdaq surged 265. the last two are both record high closes. up next, brit hume on the situation in the middle east. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 39 in rockford as authorities in a northwest illinois community confirmed three ogle county sheriff deputies were injured in a shooting. this happened in dixon about 10. police say an individual in a home threatened suicide and homicide. police had to return fire as they entered that home. the gunman and the officers injured are in good condition. fox 45 in baltimore as maryland's governor wes moore says the ports of baltimore is, once again, open for business. this comes nearly three months after the francis scott key bridge fell in late march. ships are beginning to arrive at baltimore harbor as fleet week began. the week celebrates the rich traditions of the chesapeake bay and contributions marylanders to the nation's defense. >> this is a live look at boston college in chestnut hill, massachusetts. one of the big stories there tonight from wfxt if boston. tom brady will be enshrined in the team's hall of fame. during a special soldout ceremony at gillette stadium tonight. the patriots opted to honor brady on june 12th, the 12th day of the 6th month of the year as attribute to his jersey number and all those super bowl rings he won with the team. that is tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ living in the hall of fame ♪ ♪ and the world's gonna know your name # as they provide more than food to people in need. together, citi and the world food programme empower families across the globe. ♪ choose advil liqui-gels for faster, stronger and longer-lasting relief than tylenol rapid release gels because advil targets pain at the source of inflammation. so for faster pain relief, advil the pain away. here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need... ...without the stuff you don't. so, here's to now. boost. it's time. yes, the time has come for a fresh approach to dog food. everyday, more dog people are deciding it's time to quit the kibble and feed their dogs fresh food from the farmer's dog. made by vets and delivered right to your door precisely portioned for your dog's needs. it's an idea whose time has come. ♪ a perfect day for a family outing! shingles doesn't care. but shingrix protects. only shingrix is proven over 90% effective. shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. shingrix does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients or to a previous dose. an increased risk of guillain-barré syndrome was observed after getting shingrix. fainting can also happen. the most common side effects are pain, redness, and swelling at the injection site, muscle pain, tiredness, headache, shivering, fever, and upset stomach. ask your doctor or pharmacist about shingrix today. ♪ >> hezbollah terrorists have fired a massive barrage of weapons from lebanon into northern israel. retaliation for the killing of a top commander. it comes as secretary of state tony blinken was in the region to push a cease-fire proposal with global support but that deal has not been by either israel or hamas. >> hamas has proposed numerous changes to the proposal that was on the table. some of the changes are workable. some are not. in the days ahead, we are going to continue to push on an urgent basis your partners, with qatar, with egypt, to try to close this deal. >> shannon: let's talk about the situation in the middle east with fox news chief political analyst brit hume. good to see you, brit. >> brit: hi, shannon. >> shannon: so let's start there. once again we have biden administration officials to try to come together. the question remains is hamas a reliable legitimate negotiating partner? >> brit: well it, doesn't seem to be the case since hamas hasn't accepted this deal anyway. look, what is happening here is that both sides think in their own way they are winning. the israelis have made enormous advances. they are now in rafah. believed to be the last major holdout of hamas forces. they were able to get, you know, some staggering number of palestinians out of there. to avoid being collateral damage in the fighting. they think they are winning and they think full complete victory is within sight. hamas on the other hand looks in victory in another way. looking for their organization to survive. they want to see israelis kill as many palestinians as they can get killed because they think that turns world opinion in hamas' favor and that they can survive and therefore win in that way. so, that's where we are. and i don't think the prospects for a cease-fire look any good at the moment. and that's the reason why, as you pointed out, neither side is really fully accepted the terms of this deal, which the united states wants, i think, in part for domestic political reasons. the president of the united states doesn't want a war in the mideast going on as he approaches his attempt to be reelected. and on the world stage, of course, the calls for a cease-fire play very well. >> shannon: yeah, and his attempt to thread this needle has been very difficult with progressives in his own party, with those on the right who think he has created too much daylight between him and the prime minister. so a lot for this white house to manage. but to one of your points you made about hamas and how they think this beftsz them. "wall street journal" has reporting on this on one of the chief leaders and how he sees this. they say for months sinwar has resisted america to cut a cease-fire and hostages deal with israel behind his decision messages the hamas military leader in gaza has sent to his mediators show is a calculation that more fighting and more palestinian civilian deaths work to advantage. and, brit, there has been a lot of discussion whether netanyahu is losing this hearts and minds war as more and more palestinian deaths occur. but are there those who see the leaders of hamas for what they're, the palestinian people that they also are being portrayed and betrayed by these people? >> brit: i think they are being betrayed. and i suspect that over time, perhaps, large numbers of palestinians will turn against hamas. but they really haven't so far and while. not necessarily popular in gaza, it is the case that such polling as we have been able to see suggests that hamas, i mean, that the gazans support what happened on october 7th, think of that they support what happened on october 7th. and at this moment, the hamas leaders are in no mood to try to save their people and curb the civilian deaths because, as those the messages suggest, hamas thinks that's the way to victory. in the meantime benjamin netanyahu is under pressure within his own country to do two difficult things that may not be compatible. one is to prevail and get the hostages out. the other is to do it while minimizing casualties among gazan palestinians civilians. very difficult and, you know, and getting the hostages out, which was the biggest calling card, the strongest bargaining chip that hamas has -- they had success over the weekend, quite dramatically, it's a very, very difficult and risky thing to try to do. >> shannon: yeah, very costly on all the sides. brit, thank you very much for your time. we appreciate it. are. >> brit: you bet, shannon, thank you. >> shannon: up next, we talk with former microsoft ceo and u.s.a. fax founder steve ballmer about his meeting with the homeland security secretary on illegal immigration. ♪ ♪ >> shannon: first our democracy 2024 roundup tonight republican sam brown overcame a crowded field of primary components to win nevada's g.o.p. senate primary. that sets up a fierce general election battle against incumbent democrat jacky rosen that could control which side controls the senate. south korea long woman nancy mace has survived targeted primary challenge for the second straight election. she easily defeated catherine tetempleton. she faced controversy after several staff members quit last year and early this year. is a live look at capitol hill. one of the big stories there tonight fox nation digital has won visit with house and senate republicans tomorrow here on capitol hill. he will heat with house members in the morning and senators after that. just some of the stories we are following ahead of the november election. we'll be right back. ♪ never be the same ♪ ♪ i have type 2 diabetes, but i manage it well. ♪ ♪ jardiance! -it's a little pill with a ♪ ♪ big story to tell. ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance ♪ ♪ at each day's staaart. ♪ ♪ as time went on it was easy to seeee, ♪ ♪ i'm lowering my a1c! ♪ jardiance works twenty-four seven in your body to flush out some sugar. and for adults with type 2 diabetes and known heart disease, jardiance can lower the risk of cardiovascular death, too. serious side effects may include ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration that can lead to sudden worsening of kidney function, and genital yeast or urinary tract infections. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infection, ketoacidosis, or an allergic reaction. you may have an increased risk for lower limb loss. call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of infection i